Interim Associate Dean: Dr. Meg Brown
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Program
Interim MSN Program Director: Dr.LaTonya Williams
Associate Professors: Dr. Meg Brown
Assistant Professors: Dr. Chelsea Mansfield, Dr. Tammy Stewart-Dixon, and Dr. Latonya Williams
The MSN program prepares nurses with advanced skills and knowledge for advanced roles in nursing including advanced practice clinical specialties in Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) and in Nurse Educator roles. The Graduate Nurse Practitioner Program encourages students to think critically, nurture healthy mental and physical habits, understand social institutions and their influences on society, and integrate knowledge acquired in advanced practice nursing roles. Post graduate programs are available as well.
The mission of the FNP and PNP programs is to prepare graduates to deliver primary health care to individuals, families, and aggregates with a particular focus on the promotion of wellness and disease prevention for clients in underserved rural and community areas. Specifically for PNPs, the mission includes providing quality health interventions for infants, toddlers, school aged children and adolescents. The mission of the Nurse Educator Program is to prepare nurse educators for the nurse educator role in university, college, or health care agency settings.
Prior to beginning clinical rotations in all of the MSN options, the graduate student must provide written documentation of the following:
Nursing 501 |
3 |
Nursing 505 |
3 |
Nursing 540 |
3 |
Nursing 541 |
1 |
Total Hours |
10 |
Nursing 503 |
3 |
Nursing 542 |
4 |
Nursing 552 |
3 |
Total Hours |
10 |
Nursing 543 |
3 |
Nursing 544 |
4 |
Nursing 545 |
3 |
Total Hours |
10 |
Nursing 546 |
6 |
Nursing 547 |
1 |
Nursing 590 |
3 |
Total Hours |
10 |
Nursing 548 |
7 |
Nursing 590 |
3 |
Nursing 599 |
0 |
Total Hours |
10 |
TOTAL |
50 |